day3447

Hey there!~ I'm having a hell of a time. My doctor is in mexico so I just hate to go back again. After a year of research, I finally found a doctor here in California who will see a "mexico patient". And he's not expensive! ANYWAY, I talked to him for about 30 minutes today regarding my reflux. First off, he said if you can get 40 oz of liquid down per day, you're not gonna die. YEAH! Try to include some of that ISOPURE clear liquid protien too. He said I was banded too tight. If you are not able to get food down and your having reflux, you are just too tight. He said a lot of doctors AND patients rely SO MUCH on the band, they want to tighten it up as much as tolerable... and that's not the way the band is suppose to work. He said I need to take out 1cc, wait a month, let the stoma heal, then SLOWLY put back 3-4ccs at a time... and he said I was probably about 3ccs over what I should be (which is what I told my doctor in mexico, but she wouldn't listen) which is why I am in this situation now. I asked him about prilosec and nexium. He said if I can get down liquid okay, then take it. Otherwise, it could irritate the esophagus more. So, hold off on the meds until you can get down warm water at least. So far, that's all I have! I don't know where you live, but this doctor sounds great and I am so happy I found him. His name is Dr. Billy. He's from SoCal, I'm in NorCal, but he sees pts up here once per month. I'm seeing him next Saturday.